Indian makeup, like many oriental arts, has been following established traditions for centuries. Of course, now more experiments with colors are allowed, and new cosmetic products open up unprecedented scope for the makeup artist's creativity. But rosy cheeks, expressive eyelashes, black fluffy eyelashes and bright lips are the necessary makeup attributes of an Indian beauty.
More details about its traditions, as well as the secrets of creating a unique image, you will find later in the article.
Important nuance
To make makeup look beautiful and harmonious, it must be combined with the skin tone of its owner. In India, for centuries there was a caste system of social division, in which noble women did not engage in physical work and retained a pale, untanned complexion. Commoners, on the contrary, had very dark skin. Therefore, to this day, pallor remains one of the standards of beauty. Beforebeauties resorted to various tricks - from whitening masks to powder made from dried herbs. Today, beauty products have the same goal, but many girls abandon old prejudices and have absolutely no complexes about their skin color.
Therefore, well-made Indian-style makeup is suitable not only for dark-skinned women. Women with fair skin tone can also wear it with success.
Natural beauty
The daily make-up of Indian girls is not much different from the make-up of girls of any other country: it is discreet, not defiant, without excessive accents. Sometimes more saturated colors are allowed, which is associated with a darker skin tone.
Let's look at how to do unobtrusive everyday makeup. A photo of a girl with and without makeup will clearly demonstrate its purpose - to hide flaws, refresh the look and emphasize natural beauty:
Makeup for every day
Here's how to repeat it:
- To refresh your skin and save valuable time in your daily rush, mix a small amount of moisturizer and foundation in the palm of your hand, or foundation and primer if you need extra long-wear make-up. With a wide flat brush, blend the resulting substance on the face.
- Then apply concealer to the area around the eyes, the wings of the nose, the mouth, and any redness or skin imperfections. Powder your face.
- Highlight the cheekbones. Blend it thoroughly so that it remains in the form of clear shiny lines on the face.
- Smile and apply a subtle blush to the apples of your cheeks that suits your skin tone well.
- The same goes for lipstick. Let it be moderately bright and look quite natural.
- Line your eyes very thinly with a brown pencil, and then apply a matte brown shadow on the upper eyelid.
- Add some highlighter to the corner near the bridge of the nose and under the eyebrow. Curl the eyelashes with forceps and apply makeup. This is the end of the job.
Shine and luxury
Of particular interest is festive and wedding Indian makeup. It looks very impressive and allows the make-up artist to run wild.
If in the European tradition the bride puts on a white dress and should look fresh and innocent, then in the Indian tradition rich colors in clothes, rich jewelry and appropriate makeup are welcome. A photo of a bride dressed in national style will prove this statement:
And it is true for both the bride and the guests of the celebration.
Therefore, Indian makeup should be expressive enough to match the woman's attire and emphasize her beauty. Gold hues are everywhere, from sewing on clothes and numerous embellishments to glitter eyeshadow and lipstick.
How to do Indian makeup?
Let's take a closer look at how to make a bright,expressive make-up, which will be appropriate in special occasions:
- Let's start with the eyes. On the moving eyelid, apply liquid bronze shadows that will serve as a base, not only to make other shades last longer on the skin, but also to make their color brighter.
- Then, use an applicator or a brush to gently paint over the same area with shadows of a muted bronze color with sparkles, and apply a burgundy shade over the bronze color.
- Let's move on to even out the complexion. Using a beauty blender, apply foundation to the skin. Use corrector if necessary.
- Then apply loose powder with a large fluffy brush for the most subtle and natural coverage, but the powder can "fix" the makeup.
- When skin imperfections (including circles under the eyes) are masked, you can move on to the finishing touches, which will give the make-up a unique look. Mix bronze and burgundy color and bring them to the lower eyelid. Apply golden eyeshadow to the corner of your eye.
Expressive look
- It's time to make one of the most impressive makeup elements - arrows. Black, glossy and sure to be crisp, they instantly make your eyes stand out.
- Curl your lashes with tweezers and apply mascara. It is advisable to apply 2-3 layers of the product. Don't forget about the eyelashes on the lower eyelid. Since this makeup did not use eyeliner along the "waterline" of the eye, you need to use mascara to give expressiveness to the lower border.eye.
- If desired, use false eyelashes and tint eyebrows with a dark pencil.
- Then, use a bronzer to highlight the area under the cheekbones, and emphasize the “apples” of the cheeks with blush. Blend both thoroughly. Then apply the highlighter to the cheekbones, leaving no clear lines after application.
- It remains only to make up the lips. This makeup uses a beautiful complex color that echoes the color of the shadows - a warm red-pink. It is better to use a brush to apply it gently, then blot it with a tissue and make up your lips again. So lipstick will last much longer.
Indian women often combine bright lip color with expressive eye makeup. But if it seems to you that this way the image turns out to be overloaded, then you can use lipstick in beige tones.
Fatal Beauty
This makeup looks no less attractive. Sparkling eyes and bright juicy lips are not an option for every day, but for a holiday or a celebration.
Here's how to make it:
- Shadows-pencil sparkling beige paint over the entire moving eyelid. Spread the coating evenly with your finger.
- Then paint over the eyeliner with glittery eyeshadows in a light color with a golden sheen, and use dark gray eyeshadows to highlight the corner of the eye in the shape of an inverted "V". Carefully blend the border between shades.
- Line the upper and lower lash lines, as well as the inner part of the mucous membrane of the eye. A pencil on the lower eyelid can be a littleblend.
- Apply 2 coats of volumizing mascara to lashes.
- Even out skin tone and apply blush and highlighter. Try to achieve a gentle, barely noticeable effect, as this is already a very expressive makeup.
- And apply bright red lipstick with a wet finish on the lips.
This look will look good on fair and swarthy girls.
